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01 04 2022 31 03 2023
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Friends of Marsden Library
Other names
FOML
charity is known by
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**Charity name** Friends of Marsden Library **Other names** FOML **charity is known by Registered charity** 1168781 **number (if any) Charity's principal** Marsden Library **address** Mechanics Hall Peel Street, Marsden **Postcode HD76BW** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name of person (or body)
Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year entitled to appoint trustee
(if any)
1Diane Barkley Chair
2Jenny Hemming Publicity Officer
3Mike Binns Secretary
4Gail Ward Treasurer
5Sheila Bates Until 16 May 2022
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6Taru Sinclair Until 20 February 2023 8Anne Barnes 9Janette Martin 1Rachael Payne 0 1Sue Pilkington Until 20 February 2023 1 Gary Godolphin Mary Snaddon **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year** Not applicable **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of Name Address adviser** Not applicable **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Not applicable ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed and elected by members Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** Not applicable You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures - adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational - structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related - parties; - trustees’ consideration of - major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** |**Summary of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its governing**
**document**||The object of the CIO is to support the continuation of a library service in
Marsden for the benefit of the residents of Marsden and the surrounding
area, and in so doing to provide facilities for education, recreation, leisure
time, occupation and social interaction with the object of improving the
personal development and conditions of life for the residents.| |---|---|---| |**Summary of the main activities**||The main activities of the FOML relate to the promotion of library use and
include:
A website and other social media
Membership
Events and activities to promote library use to under 18s| |**undertaken for the public**
**benefit in relation to these**
**objects (include within this**||Events and activities to promote library use to adults
Fundraising events and activities
Submission of funding applications to support events and activities to| |**section the statutory declaration**||promote the library| |**that trustees have had regard to**||
Joint events with other organisations, eg Huddersfield Literature Festival| |**the guidance issued by the**||Publicity to promote library use| |**Charity Commission on public**||Publicity to promote Kirklees organised library events| |**benefit)**||Publicity to promote the opportunity to volunteer in the library
These events are planned and co-ordinated by the trustees at our monthly
meetings. In developing the programme of events and activities the
trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.| **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: Not applicable - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related - investment; - contribution made by - volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance **During** this year we were able to extend our activities that had been curtailed during the **Summary of** previous 2 years due to Coronavirus pandemic. We were able to put on physical events, meet **the main** in person and we produced our annual calendar. We were involved with some collaborative **achievements** events including the Huddersfield Literature Festival and the celebration of Yorkshire Day in **of the charity** Marsden. We broadened the genre of writers at our events to include non fiction writers and **during the** graphic novelists. **year** **Website and social media** - maintained and updated with news about library services and FOML activities www.friendsofmarsdenlibrary.org.uk Twitter and Facebook - @MarsdenLibrary ## **Marsden Calendar - 2023** - May – 31 June 2022 - entries open on the website for the submission photographs for the competition to produce images for the annual Marsden calendar that includes information about the library service and local events - Selection of winning photographs and production of the calendar 31 July -September - Exhibition of winning photographic entries for the calendar – in the Mechanics entrance hall from 22 September 22 - Calendars on sale – from 22 September 22 - Stall at Christmas Fair – 3 December 22 ## **Local Writers events** 11 May 2022 – Amanda Huggins and Sarah Linley 1 September 2022 – Brian Groom 13 October 2022 – Dave Rigby 24 November 2022 – Jamie Rhodes 9 March 2023 - Polyp ## **Collaborative events** 28 April 2022 – Tim E Taylor Poetry Launch – Marsden Write Out Loud 7 August 2022 – Anita Sethi – with Huddersfield Literature Festival / Yorkshire Day |**Section E Financial review**|**Section E Financial review**| |---|---| ||| |**Brief statement of the charity’s**
**policy on reserves**
The Charity does not hold any reserves|| |**Details of any funds materially**
**in deficit**
The Charity has no funds materially in deficit|| |**Further financial review details (Optional information)**|| |You**may choose**to include|Principal sources of funds are from sales of annual calendar| ||| |
additional information, where|| ||Income from these sources has funded the activities listed in Section D| |relevant about:|| ||| |
the charity’s principal sources|| ||The Trustees assess that the charity is a going concern and is likely to| |of funds (including any|
continue to be so for the next financial year. The charity has no permanent| |fundraising);|
financial commitments, the charity only commits expenditure within its| |
how expenditure has|financial means, it has retained its ability to fundraise, even during the| |
supported the key objectives of|
pandemic. The board of the charity has capacity to maintain the activities of| |
the charity;|
the charity and to effectively oversee its governance| |
investment policy and|| |
objectives including any ethical|| |
investment policy adopted.|| **Section F Other optional information** **Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** CHARITY COMMISSION FOI ENGIAND AND WAIES Frf•ndJ ol PAarnden Lknary Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For th• p•rlod To 31.03.23 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestncied lunds Re5triGtsd lund8 Eildowment fund• Total funds Lasi y••r th•n•wMt£ toth• r•Aw••t E to th• n•*T••t É A1 R•celpts TOL41 funds ai oll•At Librory donatycns •n# C$kndaY 8•*8 Ev￿1 ttyaKh tvtsl And In 4F* la Itornl 3.3Z4 ).J24 Sub total (Gross incom8 ffor AR) &132 1,132 2 Ass•t and I￿￿51m•￿t slll•s. l••e t•blel. Sub tot•1 0,132 J.132 A3Pa •nts KICT RiJ(Mn Events 411 151 159 Sub total 2.323 Z,32J A4 A•$•1 •nd In¥•stm•nt urch•s•s, s•v tablo Sub total Total payment5 2,323 2.JZJ Not of r•eolpts/fp•ym•nts) AS Tr•nsf•Ys ts•￿••n lunds A6 Cash fvndg lagt year end C•sh funds thls year end 5.809 5.B09 CCXX R1 a¢￿Unts Issi 1311212023 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrlcted Re¥in¢i*d funds funds la M*r•it£ Endowment fund• C•tegoiies Detai15 to n•w•*¢t Tot•1 ush fvnds Unrn8trlct•d fund• R•stsl¢t•d funds Endowrnont fund• to n•w•rt£ Fynd to¥frhkh •AArt Cuvr*ht nAtMII* Colt{￿￿￿1 Fundto whleh i•••t b•lt4n C••t B4 Assets retalned for the ¢h•rlty'$ own us• ¥¥h•n Ug:a'1s BS Llabllltl•s Signed ty￿e or L behaff of OM Ihe truste•8 nature F¥i)t Name Dat8 of Gail Ward 15.0124 CCXX R2 acrounls ISSI 1WIZIZ023